Akkad Timeline

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2334 BCE - 2279 BCE
Sargon of Akkad (the Great) reigns over Mesopotamia and thus creates the world's first empire.
2334 BCE - 2218 BCE
The Akkadian Empire rules Sumer.
c. 2330 BCE
Sargon of Akkad sacks Ur.
2261 BCE - 2224 BCE
Reign of Akkadian king Naram-Sin.
c. 2240 BCE
Naram-Sin of Akkad campaigns against the Amorites in northern Syria.
c. 2220 BCE - c. 2150 BCE
The Akkadian Empire dominates Mari with military governors called Shakkanakku serving as rulers.
2218 BCE - 2047 BCE
The Gutian Period in Sumer.
c. 2200 BCE
The Hattic King Pamba repulses the campaigns of Sargon's grandson, the Akkadian King Naram-Suen.
2193 BCE
Gutian invasion destroys Akkadian empire.
c. 2150 BCE
The Akkadian Empire falls, Mari gains independence.
c. 2083 BCE
Fall of Akkad to the Gutians; the end of Akkadian Empire.
c. 2083 BCE - c. 2050 BCE
The Dark Age of Mesopotamia.
c. 2055 BCE - 2047 BCE
Utu Hegal's reign over Sumerian and Akkadian cities.